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[Doedoel]

Do you guys prefer a general magic system, where there are elements and people can learn and choose which element to master, or a specialized magic system like JoJo or MHA, where every individual has some magic skills tailored for them?

 

[Edo4169]

Do you guys prefer a general magic system, where there are elements and people can learn and choose which element to master, or a specialized magic system like JoJo or MHA, where every individual has some magic skills tailored for them?

I prefer the system like jojo or MHA or avatar. So you can mae conflict based on it.

 

[Basic_human]

Do you guys prefer a general magic system, where there are elements and people can learn and choose which element to master, or a specialized magic system like JoJo or MHA, where every individual has some magic skills tailored for them?

definitely specialized, its easier to added depth for a character.

its back to @undeed problem about if the skill can learned by everyone why not everyone as powerful

 

[Edo4169]

definitely specialized, its easier to added depth for a character.

its back to @undeed problem about if the skill can learned by everyone why not everyone as powerful

Actually you can make conflict with it too, but maybe it's kinda bland.
Privilege, skill, etc.

 

[DavidianMillerian]

all this talk about magic is reminding me of Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

basically a game that tackles the question of "what would a world with technology and magic coexisting together look like"

 

[undeed]

its back to @undeed problem about if the skill can learned by everyone why not everyone as powerful

well, almost everyone can run
but you can count by hand who can run nearly as fast as Usain Bolt

 

[Doedoel]

its back to @undeed problem about if the skill can learned by everyone why not everyone as powerful

Compatibility and time investment, in my case; it's like, gimana ya... kalo Kitab gampang dihafal berarti semua orang alim pasti udah jadi ulama, tapi enggak juga kan?

 

[Basic_human]

Compatibility and time investment, in my case; it's like, gimana ya... kalo Kitab gampang dihafal berarti semua orang alim pasti udah jadi ulama, tapi enggak juga kan?

Tapi juga kek gambar juga, kek David bilang semua bisa gambar kalau latihan

Terus apa yang spesial?

 

[DavidianMillerian]

Tapi juga kek gambar juga, kek David bilang semua bisa gambar kalau latihan

Terus apa yang spesial?

ya, tapi kau ada fikir tak berapa lama latihan tu akan ambil?

kemahiran tu secara teori memang boleh dipelajari semua orang, ya, tapi tetap juga bukan semua orang sanggup luangkan masa dan usaha tu

 

[Basic_human]

ya, tapi kau ada fikir tak berapa lama latihan tu akan ambil?

kemahiran tu secara teori memang boleh dipelajari semua orang, ya, tapi tetap juga bukan semua orang sanggup luangkan masa dan usaha tu

Holy shit it's insane la, you gone and now fasih bahasa Melayu

I'm so proud of you my boy

 

[Angry_Panda]

 

[Basic_human]

Bro had deja vu

"Wasn't just yesterday that someone speak those gibberish? 🗣️"

 

[solstice258]

...Getting back on topic, I had a comedy story idea where a girl and guy had a crush on one another without knowing the other's personality. After getting to know each other, they realize they hate the other one actually.
I mainly wanted to subvert those romcoms.
But then my notes devolved into romantic situations anyway

 

[Angry_Panda]

...Getting back on topic, I had a comedy story idea where a girl and guy had a crush on one another without knowing the other's personality. After getting to know each other, they realize they hate the other one actually.

This is, like, 50% of all relationships. 'Oh, I have to impress the other person so they like me' x2 -> a relationship based on lies and increasing levels of resentment and hatred.

The really disappointing thing about this is the number of kids born into these relationships that get stuck in the middle and have to figure out how to navigate that. Would need at least two hands to count the number of acquaintances over the years that had kids with a partner they ended up absolutely loathing.

 

[Basic_human]

...Getting back on topic, I had a comedy story idea where a girl and guy had a crush on one another without knowing the other's personality. After getting to know each other, they realize they hate the other one actually.
I mainly wanted to subvert those romcoms.
But then my notes devolved into romantic situations anyway

Kinda like that manga where rivalry of Heroine and MC in class that they genuinely start to hate each other but their granpa and gramma force them to lived together and be a lover.

 

[Manko-sensei]

This is, like, 50% of all relationships. 'Oh, I have to impress the other person so they like me' x2 -> a relationship based on lies and increasing levels of resentment and hatred.

The really disappointing thing about this is the number of kids born into these relationships that get stuck in the middle and have to figure out how to navigate that. Would need at least two hands to count the number of acquaintances over the years that had kids with a partner they ended up absolutely loathing.

Only the 50%? Given how many of the "crushes" are all about looks and first impressions... and the rest about meeting a minimum lifestyle level... a subverted romcom would be one about two friends that at some point decide to date, without any third party meddling or common troupes (like the childhood friend one).

 

[Angry_Panda]

Only the 50%? Given how many of the "crushes" are all about looks and first impressions... and the rest about meeting a minimum lifestyle level... a subverted romcom would be one about two friends that at some point decide to date, without any third party meddling or common troupes (like the childhood friend one).

Or set it up as 'two people pretend to be cool and popular, but are both secretly otaku; if they ever found out about each other they could have an amazing and happy relationship, but since they both try to keep up the facade, the relationship gradually dissolves'.

 

[Manko-sensei]

Or set it up as 'two people pretend to be cool and popular, but are both secretly otaku; if they ever found out about each other they could have an amazing and happy relationship, but since they both try to keep up the facade, the relationship gradually dissolves'.

That reminds me a certain crossdressing series where two siblings have to graduate high school (an all-boys one and an all-girls one) without anyone noticing they're not what they look like.

 

[Edo4169]

...Getting back on topic, I had a comedy story idea where a girl and guy had a crush on one another without knowing the other's personality. After getting to know each other, they realize they hate the other one actually.
I mainly wanted to subvert those romcoms.
But then my notes devolved into romantic situations anyway

Hey, this is fun.

Kinda like that manga where rivalry of Heroine and MC in class that they genuinely start to hate each other but their granpa and gramma force them to lived together and be a lover.

I think it's different. Not the usual enemy to lover but lover to enemy.

That reminds me a certain crossdressing series where two siblings have to graduate high school (an all-boys one and an all-girls one) without anyone noticing they're not what they look like.

Sauce please.

Talking about trope. I read some 'untrope' kinda thing? Like flipping the usual romance trope. Such as one bed turn to too many bed, he only love you turn to he only hate you, etc.

 

[Madologist]

Bro had deja vu

"Wasn't just yesterday that someone speak those gibberish? 🗣️"

Puhukaa ihmisiä tai muutkin aloittavat.

...Getting back on topic, I had a comedy story idea where a girl and guy had a crush on one another without knowing the other's personality. After getting to know each other, they realize they hate the other one actually.
I mainly wanted to subvert those romcoms.
But then my notes devolved into romantic situations anyway

For once I'd like to read a "no way we get together" -title and it be true.

The fault of romance, especially stories that have the "who is she/he going to end up with", is that they are so predictable. From the very introduction you can already tell, who it's going to be by the end.
I suppose that is the attraction of the genre, but could it for once deal a curve ball?

When you've run out of ideas and you don't know what to do
a stalking horse~
out of nowhere a third wheel to make a mess
a stalking horse~
a deep history with the lead out of the blue
a stalking horse~
always introduce~
the stalking horse~

I think by now the sudden introduction of a third wheel is a universal law. You just one day wake up and it has appeared in your work and no matter what you do, it persists.

Huh, that could be an interesting premise for a story, an author trying to write an original story, but the Will of the Universe keeps enforcing generic tropes into it.